New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-31
DESPERATE STRUGGLES WITH STORMS.
MANY VESSELS CONE TO PORT BADLY BATTERED

BY THE RECENT HURRICANES.
Nearly all tho incoming vessels yesterday had
stories to tell Of the buffet lngs received from the hurr
canes OF last week. although their experiences did NOS
approach the Of the Bermudas, which got Into
port on Monday. The brig Atlanta Of Port Jeiior-
SON. under the command Of Captain hdrich, nad
twenty days voyage from tho vest Indies Fine
weather prevailed until latitude S3lu LONGITUDE
10 40 west had been reached On August 10 the hur-
rcan. struck tho vessel blowing east-north-east by
voerfng to the west-south-west by north. In throo
hours the baromcter's mercury fell from 1910 to
25.6O. For hours the storm ragged with terrlnc
fury carrying away most Of the sails part OF tho
d.ckoad lost, together with tho bui~arks, waior
tanks and cargo. Tho waves stove In the mldshp
house, washing every thing movable from the decks
The sarboard rail broken and the forward hatch
house smashed Whom the gale atatod somewhat IL
vas found that the brig had only one quart VI OIL
left on board, ~huo thero signal light nor
torch sicelighls. A heavy gale also strucA ue
vessel August % fom tho north, lasting sixteen
hours. Two days previous tho brig met barAentihe
with foretop gaAnt mast. main and mLzzen top
mast gone steering the south south wet, but per
namo could not 20 sscertancd-
Tho JarA SHelia, OF 81 John, n. Br Captain Ryan.
which lett Manila 10 days ago met the hurricane ON
August "A and -. $50 miles southeast Of sandy
HOOA SAe lost aud sllit 30, esa sails On mo 1oIh
she spoke tho British bark Armenia, IN charge Of zap
tain Morse Which had left THE Iort On August a. Tor
BstaVia. Tho ArDienia reported that she cad Jecn
struck by the hurricane hove down and AItd fIUl vi
water. Captain Morse, however. had succee1oa ~
10 got his sLaic would return tOI repairs To
New-YOrk The bark had lost her chfUlOmeer, but re-
fused Assistance.
Tho brig Seetha OF ST. Johns y. T., CAPTAIN ey.
which hailed from Aracaiu struck % August - IN
LATITUDE 81 longitude 7l2O, b. the hurucane u
blew from The northeast The struggle was desperate
and part OF the cargo Of sugar had 20 be thrown over
board " save the vessel from total OBSTRUCTION Inc
deck Of the brig Is total wreck all tho natures Dc.A-
broken or earned and her watcr-casb. stove IN
from lcata on August 20, when In lahudc 40, iOngi
n,de 60 was smtten by the awful storm. IL came
fTum tho soufLoast and lasted ten hours mo vessel
lost one boat and had another smashed ana 'r Wheel-
hnnse doors and Windows broken by the waves.
Tho North German Lloyd steamer El"o on hsf arrival
last evening ported that she had made rough passage
OF ten days she encountered an especially severe gaze
between "Wednesday and Friday. 10 beFan ~ bio" had
about p M on Wednesday. the sea ran high ana tue
storm continued I'll Friday evenlng, when went on ~
southwest by west The Elbs sustained no damage 10
sneak Of 1, usual Ia such cases. many OF her pas
sengers various stages OF scare she came 10
her pisr at HobOEeh about o'clock and entering the
slip was slightly injured Her shchor caught 10 tho
wharf broke hole In her side and snappng on fell into
the river and lost The passengers were all 100 eager
10 get ashore pay much attention 10 the Incident ana
IL created no excitement: among them Tue Elbo mas
large passenger list Among thrm we're Mrs saftnrs,
Miss Grant the London sculptor Frank 81 hufd, victor
Forster volincellist; Is o. Klein. organst
Francis Xaviers Church Daniel Pidgeon and FRO
lessor Reyher. ,,,
Tho steamship Hatfield arrived hero from Mddles
borough yesterday. On August 20 she suffered rOm
heavy yale In latitude l2o 40. longitude Oo 2U Tho
wind increased I'LL about noon, and then suddenly fell on
A high sea was running, the decks were covered win
water and some damage done The wind suddenly
rosa again 10 hurricane and the sea was mass OF
ing large quantities OF oil overheard able TO run out
OF the circle OF the hurricane,